popery (1998) reviewed Biere de Chocolat from Almanac Beer Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Pours wall to wall black. Big, puffy, khaki head. The head foams up aggressively before settling into a thick blanket of fine foam. I’m mostly getting milk chocolate from the aroma, though some other aromas come in once I get used to it. At first blush, it legitimately smells like a dessert made with lots of milk chocolate. Big vanilla note, too. Smells very sweet. Hops provide a mix of floral and citrus and actually detract a bit from the aroma for me. I thought the chocolate seemed off, but the hops just add a funny twist. Still, it’s overall a nice smelling beer. On the other hand, the taste is oddly harsh and just seems like a mess of clashing flavors. A fairly bland citric hop bitterness dominates the beer. Unfortunately, the sweeter flavors are mostly just an over the top vanilla tone. The chocolate is way too weak, particularly after the promise of the aroma. Plus, it’s not a rich flavor, closer to baker’s chocolate than anything. Lingering hop and roast bitterness. Mouthfeel starts out way too effervescent, gets creamy before it just thins out too much. Generally, too thin, though. The carbonation is off, particularly for a porter. It just takes away from the flavors. I liked this one better on tap, so this bottle is fairly disappointing.
AdamChandler (5745) reviewed Honey Saison from Almanac Beer Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cloudy burnt orange. Citrus and pine on the nose. Spicy taste cottages and honey. Very thin mouthfeel.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Dark plum orange, minimal head. Earthy nose with some pine cones. Taste is earthy, rustic and not too bitter. Great balance but perhaps too much oak.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Fridge temp, wine glass, no head pours dark brown, black in the glass. Nose is roasted coffee and cocoa. Taste is very much the same. Thin body, weak mouthfeel but loads of cocoa and it has this premium chocolate taste with a smoked oak as well. Vanilla finish.
Zymurgeist (5717) reviewed Honey Saison from Almanac Beer Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle to pint glass at Treasure Island bar and grill. Pours a honeycomb, hazy with. Ice white head. Taste is a little honey and some spice. Not getting barrel on this. Not terribly complex but tasty.
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Extra Pale Ale from Almanac Beer Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft @ Starbelly, San Francisco, CA. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy weak yeasty citrus aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus finish.
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Honey Saison from Almanac Beer Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Pours a golden color with a white head. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty aroma with weak hints of honey. Fruity malty spicy dry yeasty honey flavor. Has a fruity malty malty spicy yeasty honey finish.
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Barrel Noir from Almanac Beer Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Draft @ Starbelly, San Francisco, CA. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a slightly roasted malty chocolate woody oaky aroma. Roasted malty woody chocolate bourbon flavor. Has a roasted malty woody chocolate finish.
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Farmer's Reserve 2 from Almanac Beer Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft @ Starbelly, San Francisco, CA. Pours a hazy yellow color with a white head. Has a fruity sour woody aroma with hints of pumpkin. Fruity malty sour woody tart flavor. Has a fruity malty sour tart woody finish.
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Farmer's Reserve 1 from Almanac Beer Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Draft @ Starbelly, San Francisco, CA. Pours a hazy golden color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty sour tart woody citrus aroma. Fruity malty sour tart citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty sour tart woody finish.